“I feel like it is heeling up fast. It was one of those things where I just rolled my ankle unfortunately it was stiff on Monday. It got better as the week has progressed. It is at a point now where I feel like if I was the starter I would’ve been able to practice yesterday and today.

“I’ve played through a lot worse before and that is not anything new. Everybody in this locker room is going to play through some nicks, some pain, and some sort of injury. That is just the way that this game is and I don’t expect anything less. I feel like there are some things that I can definitely play
through.”

So why isn't he playing this weekend? Couldn't tell you. It seems like the
Bucs would just rather start Griese, though no one's referring to Garcia as
being "benched."

Pro Football Talk, however, has gone so far as to report that the
Bucs are trying to trade Garcia for a bottle of laundy detergent and that
Garcia and Gruden are "ready to kill each other."